Big Hoppa’s Bracket: Year 8

Mar 19, 2024
It’s the best time of the year, March Madness. If you know me AT ALL you know that as much as I love sports year-round, this is truly my favorite time of the year. Last year, in my 7th year of k...

Top 5 Football Games Your Eyes Should Be on Saturday

Nov 4, 2023
With only a few football games left in 2023, I think it is CRUCIAL to use your Saturday in the most efficient way possible. I decided to rank the 5 football games you MUST watch on your football Satur...

You Missed the Last Train to Boulder, Colorado

Sep 17, 2023
It’s over. You blew it. If you don’t believe now, don’t bother packing, the station is closed. Tonight, and into the morning, Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes checked off the...

Five College Football Players Who Will Dominate Week 3

Sep 14, 2023
We are now full send into the college football season. Hopefully, your favorite team is unbeaten, but in the case your team is underperforming and their chances to reach your ideal potential are alrea...

Three Way Too Early 2023 Heisman Bets

Mar 6, 2023
It’s March 1st. Spring games are still about 2 months away, but the Heisman is on my mind. When is the best time to beat Vegas? When they’re focused on college basketball! You can BET that...

Lecture Hall 3/24: Broken, Busted, and Defeated

Mar 24, 2021
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. The first two rounds of March Madness are over and so are everyoneR...

BigHoppa’s Bracket Madness

Mar 17, 2021
I love March. I love college basketball. I love brackets. You could give me a bracket of the worst smells ever and I’d gladly participate. If you know me, you know I love sports. However, I do n...

Lecture Hall 3/10: Ticket Punching Szn

Mar 10, 2021
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Presented by StudentUnionSports.com and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. March Madness begins next week and we jump into it all today: Dak De...

Lecture Hall 2/9: Jordan Spieth and the Mental Abyss

Feb 9, 2021
What’s up and welcome back to Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we dive into: Carson Wentz trade situation Super Bowl LV...

Lecture Hall 1/27: Scoring Points is Good

Jan 27, 2021
What’s up and welcome back to Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we’re finally back with a normal episode and have ...

Lecture Hall 1/19: Moments in History Snake Draft

Jan 20, 2021
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall, hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we brought back the snake draft squad, Patrick ‘Patty ...

NFL Wild Card Round Preview

Jan 9, 2021
It’s officially time for the NFL playoffs! The Wild Card round starts on Saturday when we will let all the chaos ensue. NFC Wild Card Matchups #2 New Orleans vs. #7 Chicago One of the few matchu...

Lecture Hall 1/5: We Lost the Farm

Jan 5, 2021
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports! This week we discuss the CFP Semifinals and give our predictions for th...

2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wisconsin-Wake Forest

Dec 29, 2020
Wake up early on Wednesday morning and watch some bowl games? Deal. If you have to work, find a way to stream the 2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl between 4-4 Wake Forest and 3-3 Wisconsin. How They Got He...

Lecture Hall 12/29: Take Out a Second Mortgage

Dec 29, 2020
Welcome to Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. In this week’s syllabus, we have the San Diego Padres trading for everyone, week one ...

The Badger Basketball Brief: 12/28-1/3

Dec 28, 2020
Happy Holidays everyone! Whether or not you got what you wanted for the holiday season, Badger basketball gave you a gift with a HUGE win on Christmas Day! Last Week Beat Nebraska 67-53 If you donR...

Lecture Hall 12/23: The Playoffs are the New BCS

Dec 23, 2020
Welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we discuss the return of the NBA and NHL, NBA contracts, ...

The Badger Basketball Report: 12/14-12/20

Dec 15, 2020
After a slow week last week due to COVID protocols, Badger basketball looks forward to a busy week. Last Week There was only one game for Badger basketball last week, but it was a VERY important one. ...

Badger Basketball Brief: URI

Dec 10, 2020
After the first loss of the season, Badger basketball controlled the entire game against last-minute opponent, Rhode Island. Record Setting Night There were two different Badger basketball records cel...

The Badger Basketball Report: 12/7-12/13

Dec 8, 2020
I shouldn’t have made this a weekly series. It’ll be hard to face the music when there are performances like Friday night for our Badger basketball team. Last Week The Badgers dropped 9 sp...

Lecture Hall 12/2: Two Stooges are Better Than One

Dec 2, 2020
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. This week we discuss the greatest running back ...

The Badger Basketball Report: 11/30-12/6

Dec 1, 2020
It’s basketball season once again folks and YOUR Wisconsin Badgers basketball squad is a beautiful 2-0 to start the season. Currently ranked the 4th best team in the country, wins against Easter...

Best Running Back Performance of All-Time?

Nov 28, 2020
Waking up on Saturday morning, I’m sure University of Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson was ready for a big game against 3-0 Kent State. However, I’m not sure that he would’ve had...

Lecture Hall 11/24: College Basketball is Back

Nov 24, 2020
Welcome back to Lecture Hall hosted by Harrison Sillings and Bryce Hopwood and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we dive into some way too early college basketball implications and give our...

Lecture Hall 11/17: No One Comes into Ryan Field

Nov 17, 2020
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports! This week Harrison is a little too excited about Northwestern Football and seems to be a big...

Lecture Hall 11/10: 2020 NBA Mock Draft

Nov 10, 2020
Class is in session! Welcome to Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports. This week the boys give you their picks for the upcoming NBA draft. They break down each of the top five teams̵...

Lecture Hall 10/28: Olympic Gold Medalist Sami Hill

Oct 28, 2020
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports! This week the boys are joined by Olympic gold medalist Sami Hill to talk about the postponem...

SUS Lecture Hall 10/22: Big Rings and Big J’s

Oct 22, 2020
The Lecture Hall boys are back! This time a couple of days later than usual because Hoppa is now engaged! They talk just a smidgeon the World Series (Harrison predicted this). Dive into their NFL Week...

SUS Lecture Hall 9/23: A Call to the Bullpen

Sep 23, 2020
Lecture Hall is back once again! This week Shooter makes a call to the bullpen with Hoppa out on the DL. Shooter is joined by the hosts of the Campus Cover podcast, Patty Takes, and Cody Coggin. Produ...

Ryan Braun: The Greatest Brewer

Sep 17, 2020
Last night, Ryan Braun hit his 350th career home run off of Johan Oviedo. The line drive that just got over the wall, joined Braun’s name with 95 others who have had that amount of power. As som...

Lecture Hall 2020 NFL Season Preview

Sep 9, 2020
If you haven’t been listening, you’ve been missing out first of all, but here is a recap of the Lecture Hall boys 2020 NFL Season Preview! Seeding After 7 long weeks, the boys predicted al...

SUS Lecture Hall 9/2: Drew Lock is my Cocaine

Sep 2, 2020
Lecture Hall is back this week with yet another episode! This week the boys discuss the MLB trade deadline, its impacts, and predict the second half of the MLB season. They also continue their NFL bre...

App State & The Greatest Upset Ever

Sep 1, 2020
13 years ago today, the world saw THE greatest and most memorable football games in history. However, there’s SO much more to this game than meets the eye. I’m of course talking about when the App...

SUS Lecture Hall 8/12: A Sad Day for Sports

Aug 12, 2020
Lecture Hall is back this week and we’re jumping right into the only thing anyone is talking about, the Big Ten and PAC 12 have postponed fall sports. We talk about the lasting impact of this de...

SUS Lecture Hall 7/29: Magic City Mania

Jul 29, 2020
This week the Lecture Hall boys continue their NFL division breakdowns with AFC South. We also get into MLB opening weekend and the disappointments that come with it, Magic City wings, NBA and NHL pre...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 7/27/20

Jul 28, 2020
On this week’s HTR, Bryce Hopwood (@BeastyHops) from Student Union Sports joins the show. Hopwood is a Wisconsin fan so we discussed the new changes to the B1G schedule, we power ranked the top ...

SUS Lecture Hall 7/22: Rodger Goodell is a Stooge

Jul 22, 2020
The boys are back for another jam-packed episode of Lecture Hall! This week Hoppa and Shooter discuss the corruption within the NFL. Specifically with the Washington Football Club. That leads into a r...

SUS Lecture Hall 7/15: Starting 9’s JayHay

Jul 15, 2020
Shooter and Hoppa are back to continue their interview hot streak! This week they have Jay Hay from the Starting 9 podcast. JayHay is a former employee of ESPN and the current producer for Starting 9....

Joop Plesec: Adding Stars

May 19, 2020
After another 200 yard performance, Joop Plesec is showing why his heart is his greatest asset. Magic Number of 3 It’s early in the MHSAA high school football season, but the first season for Ci...

2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma Sooners

Aug 2, 2019
What’s the best way to measure team’s success? Number of wins in a year? Players winning individual awards? Amount of future NFL stars? Any way you ask the “Q’s”, the ...

Conference Tournament Central: March 11th

Mar 11, 2019
We suffered a few losses on the tournament champion route. To this point, we are oh-fer in champions picked. We kept up a high percentage by only dropping 3 controllable games. Overall, we sit at 60-2...

Conference Tournament Central: March 7th

Mar 7, 2019
Well… The heater has ended, but to correctly pick 18 of 19 games is incredible. Let’s take a look at all the conference tournament games going on today and see how I do. Atlantic Sun Semif...

Conference Tournament Central: March 6th

Mar 6, 2019
Conference W-L Record Atlantic Sun 4-0 Big South 3-0 Horizon League 2-0 Patriot League 2-0 Overall 11-0 Through 2 days of conference play, I’m 11-0 overall. I swear I know what I’m talking...

Locker Room Talk: Episode 3

Feb 15, 2019
The Student Union Sports podcast about nothing in particular. Hot takes, cold drinks, and trash talk is what we like best. This weeks topics include Joe Flacco, Nick Cage, and life on Mars…. Sit bac...

Wooden Award Top 20: Part 2

Feb 12, 2019
Part 1 – posted yesterday – included some big names and studs who are putting up crazy numbers. Those ballers have earned their stripes. They are insanely athletic and are having fantastic...

Wooden Award Top 20: Part 1

Feb 11, 2019
This is my favorite time of the year. We just had the Super Bowl signifying the end of football, which is sad. Football was my first love, BUT the Super Bowl means that we have about a month and a hal...

Oh You: Lincoln Riley and his Quarterback Conundrum

Jan 28, 2019
When you attend Oklahoma as a student, student-athlete, or are an alum of the school you become familiar with or are familiar with The OU Chant. It reads: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-AOur chant rolls on and on!Thou...

Ethan Happ: Mr. Triple-Double

Jan 26, 2019
Holy shit folks. I’m absolutely dumbfounded. Elation, shock, happiness. Ethan Happ just ended the game against Northwestern with 13 points, 12 boards, and 11 assists which accounts for his 2nd t...

2019 College Football HoF Class Review Part 2

Jan 23, 2019
I hope you enjoyed the first part of the College Football HoF Review. Now we have the last 6 players and coach. Jake Plummer First, we have somebody who didn’t always have the most success in th...

2019 College Football HoF Class Review Part 1

Jan 21, 2019
Ah yes, with the lack of college football on Saturdays, for what is going to feel like an eternity, I figured that we should get a little nostalgic with it. Luckily, instead of playing endless hours o...